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S Korea on alert for missile test

South Korea and the US remain on high alert for a North Korean missile test. Pyongyang has stationed as many as five medium-range missiles on its east coast, according to defence assessments made by Washington and Seoul.

North Korea warns foreigners in South to leave

North Korea has warned foreigners in South Korea to take evacuation measures in case of war in the latest escalation of warnings from Pyongyang. A spokesperson for the "Korea Asia-Pacific Peace Committee" told state news agency KCNA:

We do not wish harm on foreigners in South Korea should there be a war